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Developed in Padua "the Rossi number" offers a new pure number towards unprecedented perspectives in the field of pharmacology

20.01.2023

Research by the Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology of the Department of Pharmaceutical Science at the University of Padua is the first to develop a pure number capable of determining the deformation (D) generated from the contact between a liquid and a particular substance, called Perfluoropolyether Liquid Film

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Mountain streams release large quantities of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

18.01.2023

A study published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Padua has shown that the existing estimates of the quantities of carbon dioxide released by terrestrial freshwater into the atmosphere could be largely underestimated

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UniPd-VIMM Research: progress against neurodegenerative diseases

16.01.2023

New research reveals that neurodegenerative diseases affect one in six people. Described as a large family of nervous system disorders, most forms of neurodegenerative diseases occur in adults with a more or less slow but progressively poor outlook

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RNA triplex structures and genetic information

16.01.2023

Published in Nucleic Acids Research, the study “Rational design of hybrid DNA–RNA triplex structures as modulators of transcriptional activity in vitro” is the first to present a general approach to the analysis of the regulatory mechanism of gene transcription, which is the conversion of DNA into RNA

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The tectonic plates penetrate the mantle along even non-linear paths

10.01.2023

A study conducted in collaboration with the University of Padua demonstrates that when tectonic plates penetrate the mantle, they sometimes follow non-linear paths. The study could support our understanding of the origin of deep and large-magnitude earthquakes as they transport materials to the surface without chemical alteration

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